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LOM Ch 5 Digestive System Set 11
Language of Medicine, 9th edition, Davi-Ellen Chabner
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Term
volvulus
Definition
twisting of the intestine on itself
Term
intestinal obstruction
Definition
What does volvulus cause?
Term
necrosis
Definition
If volvulus is not surgically corrected, what can happen to the affected segment of the bowel?
Term
cholelithiasis
Definition
gallstones in the gallbladder
Term
Calculi
Definition
stones
Term
bile
Definition
What can calculi prevent from leaving the gallbladder and bile ducts?
Term
biliary colic
Definition
pain from blocked cystic or common bile duct
Term

False

 

Patients can be asymptomatic and not require treatment

Definition
T or F: Patients with cholelithiasis always require treatment
Term
trocars
Definition
metal sleeves consisting of a hollow tube into which fits an obturator use to puncture the wall of a body cavity
Term
cannula
Definition
tube
Term
obturator
Definition
a solid, removable metal instrument with a sharp, three-cornered tip
Term
endoscope
Definition
What can be introduced through the trocar once an obturator is removed?
Term
cirrhosis
Definition
chronic degenerative disease of the liver
Term
alcoholism, hepatitis
Definition
Chronic_______ or viral ________ commonly lead to cirrhosis
Term
cirrhosis
Definition
lobes of the liver become covered with fibrous tissue, hepatic cells degenerate, and liver is infiltrated with fat
Term
cirrh/o
Definition
Combined form that means yellow-orange.
Term
yellow-orange
Definition
What is the liver's color when it has fat accumulation from cirrhosis?
Term
pancreatic cancer
Definition
malignant tumor of the pancreas
Term
Men
Definition
Which gender is more likely to have pancreatic cancer?
Term
Whipple procedure
Definition
Another name for a pancreatoduodenectomy
Term
pancreatitis
Definition
inflammation of the pancreas
Term
pancreatitis
Definition
Digestive enzymes attack the pancreatic tissue and damage the gland, resulting in __________
Term
a, b, c, d
Definition

Factors that can cause pancreatitis are:

a) chronic alcoholism

b) drug toxicity

c) gallstone obstruction of the common bile duct

d) viral infections

e) hepatitis A

f) all of the above

Term
viral hepatitis
Definition
inflammation of the liver caused by a virus
Term
Hepatitis A
Definition
viral hepatitis caused by the Hepatitus A virus
Term
Hepatitis A virus
Definition
What does HAV stand for?
Term
Hepatitis A virus
Definition
benign type of viral hepatitis caused by contaminated food or water and characterized by a slow onset of symptoms and an expected complete recovery
Term
Hepatitis B virus
Definition
hepatitis caused by the hepatitis B virus, transmitted by blood or semen, resulting in severe infection that can destroy liver cells and result in cirrhosis or death.
Term
Hepatitis B virus
Definition
Which hepatitis has a vaccine?
Term
Hepatitis B virus
Definition
What does HBV stand for?
Term
Hepatitis C virus
Definition
hepatitis caused by the hepatitis C virus which is trasmitted through blood--acute illness may progress into chronic hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma
Term
Hepatitis C virus
Definition
What does HCV stand for?
Term
polypectomy
Definition
surgical removal of polyps
Term
icterus
Definition
another term for jaundice
Term
chyme
Definition
The mixture of partly digested food and digestive secretions found in the stomach and small intestine during digestion of a meal--a varicolored, thick, nearly liquid mass 
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